[dotfile] Make defaults for dotspacemacs variables reflect template

.github/workflows/scripts/test

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ testdir=$(abs_p tests/$1)
 cd ..
 
 echo "Running '$2' for '$1' in '$testdir' folder"
-if [ -f $testdir/dotspacemacs.el ]; then
-    cp $testdir/dotspacemacs.el ~/.spacemacs
-fi
 cd $testdir && echo "Now in $(pwd)"
 make $2
 exit $?

CONTRIBUTING.org

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ testable layer is enabled in turn.
 
 To add tests for a layer, do the following:
 1. Create a subfolder of =tests/= corresponding to the layer you want to test.
-2. Write a file called =dotspacemacs.el= in that folder. It should be a minimal
+2. Write a file called =init.el= in that folder. It should be a minimal
    dotfile that enables the layer in question (and other layers it may depend
    on).
 3. Write a number of files with tests. Please try to separate unit and

core/core-dotspacemacs.el

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ state and should only be used for testing."
   'boolean
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-init)
 
-(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-verify-spacelpa-archives nil
+(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-verify-spacelpa-archives t
   "If non-nil then verify the signature for downloaded Spacelpa archives."
   'boolean
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-init)
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ whenever you start Emacs."
   'boolean
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-init)
 
-(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(emacs-lisp)
+(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(emacs-lisp
+                                                    helm
+                                                    multiple-cursors
+                                                    treemacs)
   "List of configuration layers to load."
   '(repeat (choice symbol (cons symbol sexp)))
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-layers)
@@ -731,7 +734,7 @@ visiting README.org files of Spacemacs."
   'boolean
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-init)
 
-(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-new-empty-buffer-major-mode nil
+(spacemacs|defc dotspacemacs-new-empty-buffer-major-mode 'text-mode
   "Set the major mode for a new empty buffer."
   'symbol
   'spacemacs-dotspacemacs-init)

spacemacs.mk

@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ installation:
 	@echo "================================================================="
 	@echo "INSTALLATION OF PACKAGES FOR $(TEST_NAME)"
 	@echo "================================================================="
-	@emacs -batch \
+	SPACEMACSDIR=$(TEST_DIR) emacs -Q -batch \
 		$(addprefix -l $(EMACS_DIR)/, $(LOAD_FILES))
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(UNIT_TEST_FILES)),)
 unit_tests:
 	@echo "================================================================="
 	@echo "UNIT TESTS FOR $(TEST_NAME)"
 	@echo "================================================================="
-	emacs -batch -l ert \
+	SPACEMACSDIR=$(TEST_DIR) emacs -Q -batch -l ert \
 		$(addprefix -l $(EMACS_DIR)/, $(LOAD_FILES)) \
 		$(addprefix -l $(TEST_DIR)/, $(UNIT_TEST_FILES)) \
 		-f ert-run-tests-batch-and-exit
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func_tests:
 	@echo "================================================================="
 	@echo "FUNCTIONAL TESTS FOR $(TEST_NAME)"
 	@echo "================================================================="
-	@emacs -batch -l ert \
+	SPACEMACSDIR=$(TEST_DIR) emacs -Q -batch -l ert \
 		$(addprefix -l $(EMACS_DIR)/, $(LOAD_FILES)) \
 		$(addprefix -l $(TEST_DIR)/, $(FUNC_TEST_FILES)) \
 		-f ert-run-tests-batch-and-exit

tests/core/core-dotspacemacs-ftest.el

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+;;; core-dotspacemacs-ftest.el --- Tests for .spacemacs configuration file  -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2025 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Aaron L Zeng <me@bcc32.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+;;
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(require 'cl-lib)
+(require 'core-dotspacemacs)
+
+(defun dotspacemacs-vars-and-values ()
+  (cl-loop for var being the symbols
+           when (string-prefix-p "dotspacemacs-" (symbol-name var))
+           when (boundp var)
+           collect (cons var (symbol-value var))
+           into vars-and-values
+           finally return (cl-sort vars-and-values #'string< :key #'car)))
+
+(ert-deftest test-dotspacemacs-template-defaults-match-initial-values ()
+  (load (concat spacemacs-core-directory "templates/dotspacemacs-template.el"))
+  (let* ((before (dotspacemacs-vars-and-values))
+         (_ (progn
+              (dotspacemacs/layers)
+              (dotspacemacs/init)))
+         (after (dotspacemacs-vars-and-values)))
+    (should (equal before after))))